Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication) Essex> Brentwood
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Brentwood. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Social Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Brentwood.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
7
7
8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood
87.50%
58.33%
40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
1
5
10th Percentile
£150
-
-
25th Percentile
£311
-
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£400
£320
Median % change year-on-year
-
+25.00%
-
75th Percentile
£419
-
£330
90th Percentile
£453
-
£450
Essex median daily rate
£400
£400
£525
% change year-on-year
-
-23.81%
+6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
0
1
10th Percentile
£35.60
-
-
25th Percentile
£36.86
-
-
Median hourly rate
£40.35
-
£65.00
75th Percentile
£42.46
-
-
90th Percentile
£42.91
-
-
Essex median hourly rate
£21.75
£50.50
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-56.93%
-22.31%
+202.33%
Social Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Brentwood
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Brentwood.
Social Skills Daily Rate Trend in Brentwood
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Social Skills.
Social Skills Hourly Rate Trend in Brentwood
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Social Skills.
Social Skills Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Brentwood
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Social Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Brentwood region with a requirement for Social Skills.
Social Skills Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Brentwood by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
